Michael Lyons (BBC chairman)
Michael Lyons | |
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| Born | Michael Thomas Lyons 15 September 1949 |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University, and Queen Mary & Westfield College |
| Employer(s) | English Cities Fund, BBC Trust |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Children | 3 |
Sir Michael Thomas Lyons (born 15 September 1949) is a British politician and former chairman of the BBC Trust (now the BBC Board). He currently serves as non-executive chairman of the English Cities Fund and chairs the board of the SQW Group.
A former British Labour Party councillor and council chief executive in the United Kingdom, he was involved in some of the key central government commissions and reports into local government finance from 2000 to 2007.